STUDENTS 5 MILLION ELL students make up over 10% of the student population in these seven states: 4 ELL Students Are the Fastest-Growing Segment of Student Population in the U.S. Today, nearly 3 out of 4 classrooms include at least one ELL student 3 ALMOST Home languages of ELL students 4 Students with limited language proficiency have a lower average graduation rate than their peers. Teachers say they lack high-quality instructional materials for addressing students’ language and academic needs. And only one-third of district-level educators think And only one-third of district-level educators think their schools are prepared to teach ELL students. As a result, ELL students continue to struggle, falling behind their peers. ARABIC CHINESE SPANISH 76.5 % 2.2 % 2.2 % 76.5 % 2.2 % 2.2 % In 2015, the achievement gap between non-ELL and ELL students for reading scores was: 7 ELL materials need to be rigorous and provide support 37 22.4 % CALIFORNIA 17 % NEVADA 10.3 % ILLINOIS COLORADO 11.7 % NEW MEXICO 14.6 % ALASKA 11.5 % TEXAS 15.5 % We Have an ELL Student Achievement Gap What Do ELL Students Need to Succeed? POINTS At the 4th-grade level 8th-grade level 12th-grade level At the At the 43 POINTS 49 POINTS support own pace materials With Apex Learning, ELL students can be #ReallyReady for college, work, and life Learn more at ApexLearning.com/ELL GRADUATION RATE ACROSS THE U.S. 62.6 % VS. 82.3 % ELL ALL STUDENTS Top 10 states with the largest ELL student populations: 5 16.8 % TEXAS 15.7 % NEW MEXICO 9.5 % ILLINOIS 9.6 % FLORIDA KANSAS 10.6 % ALASKA 11.5 % WASHINGTON 10.4 % COLORADO 11.6 % NEVADA 16.8 % CALIFORNIA 21 % The ELL student population in public school increased from (8.1% of all students) (9.5% of all students) 2 3.8 million students in 2000 4.8 million students in 2015 to in public schools in the U.S. are learning English That’s about 10% of the entire student population. 1 What Do ELL Students Need to Succeed? Context-rich instruction On-demand Support Literary Scaffolds Ability to work at their own pace Access to personalized learning materials ✓ ✓ ✓ 1 https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brown-center-chalkboard/2017/06/02/english-learners-and-the-growing-need-for-qualified-teachers/ 2 https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_cgf.asp 3 https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2016/05/11/teaching-english-language-learners-what-does-the-research.html 4 https://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/english-language-learner-statistics.html 5 http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/english-language-learner-statistics.html 6 https://www.edweek.org/ew/collections/english-language-learners/index.html 7 https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_cnb.asp Context-rich instruction through a combination of responsive activities and on-demand supports Rigorous, yet accessible material to help ELL students build content mastery and meet grade-level expectations Individualized learning to meet the diverse needs of English Language Learners who are at many different levels of proficiency Teachers can use a variety of strategies and techniques to effectively work with English Language Learners Students develop language, content, cognitive, and study skills ✓ ✓ How Apex Learning Digital Curriculum Can Help 6